Tseng Ming-chung

Tseng Ming-chung or William Tseng (Chinese: 曾銘宗; pinyin: Zēng Míngzōng; born 22 January 1959) is a Taiwanese politician. He has served as Deputy Minister of Finance, chaired the Financial Supervisory Commission, and as an elected member of the Legislative Yuan.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tseng.
Tseng Ming-chung

MLY
曾銘宗
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Assumed office
1 February 2016
ConstituencyRepublic of China
Secretary-General of the Kuomintang (Acting)
In office
15 January 2020 – 18 March 2020
ChairmanLin Rong-te (Acting)
Johnny Chiang
Preceded byTseng Yung-chuan
Succeeded byLee Chien-lung
Chairperson of the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Executive Yuan
In office
1 August 2013 – 31 January 2016
ViceWang Li-ling, Huang Tien-mu
Preceded byChen Yuh-chang
Succeeded byWang Li-ling
Political Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of China
In office
2012 – July 2013
MinisterChang Sheng-ford
Succeeded byWu Tang-chieh
Administrative Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of China
In office
2008–2012
MinisterLee Sush-der
Christina Liu
Personal details
Born22 January 1959 (1959-01-22) (age 62)[1]
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang (since 2016)
Alma materNational Chung Hsing University
National Taipei University

Education

Tseng obtained his doctoral degree in business administration from National Taipei University.[2]

Political career

As deputy minister of finance, Tseng commented on the amendment to raise the tax and health and welfare surcharge on tobacco in early May 2013. He stated that the move would result in a loss of NT$610 million in tax revenue but it will bring in an extra NT$25 billion in income used for health and welfare funds.[3]

He was named the Chairperson of the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Executive Yuan on 1 August 2013.[4]

Tseng was elected to the Legislative Yuan through the proportional representation ballot in 2016, as a member of the Kuomintang.[5] Prior to the election, he was an independent.[6]

References
  1. "數位網路報: 曾銘宗宦海浮沉". hanreporter.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  2. "The Legislative Yuan Republic of China-Tseng,Ming-chung-Brief Introduction".
  3. "Ministers agree to raise tobacco duties". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  4. "Defense chief exits in Cabinet reshuffle". China Post. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  5. Lin, Liang-sheng (1 February 2016). "Ninth legislature to vote on speaker". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  6. "KMT Party List for At-Large Legislative Candidates Partially Revealed". Kuomintang News Network. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Tseng Yung-chuan		 Secretary-General of the Kuomintang
(Acting)
2020		 Succeeded by
Lee Chien-lung
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